Ron Hildago spoke to our club and said that Silver Horizons helps seniors with groceries, minor home repairs and important household bills. They do this with a staff of 2 people and lots of volunteers. They are in their 44th year. They operate from Belen to Albuquerque to Santa Fe. They use 12-15 volunteers for each one of their food markets. They also deliver two-weeks of groceries to low income saenior and veterans of any age. They purchase their grocery items and service around 3,000 people per month.Seniors are the least likely to ask for help. The Sandia Rotary Club regularly supports Silver Horizons.
As part of the district grant to fund increased visibility for the ramp project, we are ordering Rotary Del Sol T-shirts for volunteers. If you are not a ramp project volunteer but help out with other community projects, your T-shirt cost for one shirt is also covered. Not sure what size you wear? Ron will bring sample sizes to a meeting soon. See Meredith's email for how to order.
We are starting a new article this week called 50 Things Every Rotarian Should Know About Rotary.
2 - THE OFFICIAL ROTARY FLAG. An official flag was formally adopted by Rotary International at the 1929 Convention in Dallas, Texas. The Rotary flag consists of a white field with the official wheel emblem emblazoned in gold in the center of the field The four depressed spaces on the rim of the Rotary wheel are colored royal blue. The words "Rotary" and "International' printed at the top and bottom depressions on the wheel rim are also gold. The shaft in the hub and the key way of the wheel are white. The first official Rotary flag reportedly was flown in Kansas City Missouri, in January 1915. In 1922 a small Rotary flag was carried over the South Pole by Admiral Richard Byrd, a member of the Winchester, Virginia Rotary Club. Four years later, the admiral carried a Rotary flag in his expedition to the North Pole. Some Rotary clubs use the official Rotary flag as a banner at club meetings. In these instances it is appropriate to print the words "Rotary Club" above the wheel symbol, and the name of the city, state or nation below the emblem. The Rotary flag is always prominently displayed at the World Headquarters as well as at all conventions and official events of Rotary International.
100% Paul Harris Club
We are working on becoming a 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club, which is a significant Rotary designation for us to have.
In order to accomplish this goal, the Club and many of its members have points available to match donations. We will match your donations 1:1, so a $500 donation to the Rotary Foundation will be matched by 500 points, which will be enough for you to become a Paul Harris Fellow if you’re not one already.
Rotary Foundation Committee Chair Jeff or a member of his Committee will be reaching out to any of you who are not currently a Paul Harris Fellow over the next month or so to help coordinate this. In the meantime, if you have any questions about this Paul Harris Fellow matching points initiative or any aspect of the Rotary Foundation, please contact Jeff (1-505-400-1403, jweinrach5520@nmia.com).